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find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

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Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above/?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {observer_lat}, {observer_lon}, {observer_alt_m}, {radius_deg}, {category_id} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
observer_latrequirednumberObserver latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
category_idoptionalintegerN2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "n2yo",
  "operation": "find_satellites_above",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

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Type: decimal number. Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-09-28T01:16:07Z in 0.702 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.4975
    satlng:
    -12.2305
    satalt:
    9383.5241
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    64.6984
    satlng:
    -5.6652
    satalt:
    7143.1653
  3. satid:
    4168
    satname:
    TEMPSAT 2
    intDesignator:
    1969-082H
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    58.7157
    satlng:
    -4.1797
    satalt:
    926.6434
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.2127
    satlng:
    48.3109
    satalt:
    36755.0607
  5. satid:
    6173
    satname:
    TRIAD 1
    intDesignator:
    1972-069A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    58.5649
    satlng:
    3.227
    satalt:
    718.2281
  6. satid:
    7181
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ES
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.7042
    satlng:
    1.6767
    satalt:
    1521.3853
  7. satid:
    8835
    satname:
    SSU 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-038C
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.0849
    satlng:
    4.2141
    satalt:
    1052.6027
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.5393
    satlng:
    7.6004
    satalt:
    20292.2496
  9. satid:
    10832
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    53.4872
    satlng:
    4.7752
    satalt:
    1647.8917
  10. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    44.3328
    satlng:
    25.0248
    satalt:
    22846.4541
  11. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.8415
    satlng:
    -34.6837
    satalt:
    19359.1868
  12. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.5037
    satlng:
    -30.402
    satalt:
    12984.9667
  13. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.2031
    satlng:
    26.8838
    satalt:
    10935.5357
  14. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    47.5832
    satlng:
    18.5214
    satalt:
    7268.2392
  15. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    51.6719
    satlng:
    11.1135
    satalt:
    6304.8043
  16. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    63.4749
    satlng:
    -3.4023
    satalt:
    19133.8297
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    53.0856
    satlng:
    -35.5543
    satalt:
    34906.591
  18. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.4216
    satlng:
    -19.5601
    satalt:
    19159.2207
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    45.1411
    satlng:
    3.8926
    satalt:
    28643.2662
  20. satid:
    15399
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-118B
    launchDate:
    1984-11-15
    satlat:
    62.1084
    satlng:
    -2.2747
    satalt:
    963.5854
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9972
    satlng:
    15.8908
    satalt:
    39542.2887
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8137
    satlng:
    -30.6054
    satalt:
    39453.9844
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    60.3561
    satlng:
    37.9149
    satalt:
    24255.1283
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    41.1578
    satlng:
    17.0933
    satalt:
    29582.7161
  25. satid:
    16446
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118L
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.0341
    satlng:
    1.4846
    satalt:
    4319.7401
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.4975
    satlng:
    -12.2305
    satalt:
    9383.5241
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    64.6984
    satlng:
    -5.6652
    satalt:
    7143.1653
  3. satid:
    4168
    satname:
    TEMPSAT 2
    intDesignator:
    1969-082H
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    58.7157
    satlng:
    -4.1797
    satalt:
    926.6434
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.2127
    satlng:
    48.3109
    satalt:
    36755.0607
  5. satid:
    6173
    satname:
    TRIAD 1
    intDesignator:
    1972-069A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    58.5649
    satlng:
    3.227
    satalt:
    718.2281
  6. satid:
    7181
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ES
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.7042
    satlng:
    1.6767
    satalt:
    1521.3853
  7. satid:
    8835
    satname:
    SSU 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-038C
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.0849
    satlng:
    4.2141
    satalt:
    1052.6027
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.5393
    satlng:
    7.6004
    satalt:
    20292.2496
  9. satid:
    10832
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    53.4872
    satlng:
    4.7752
    satalt:
    1647.8917
  10. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    44.3328
    satlng:
    25.0248
    satalt:
    22846.4541
  11. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.8415
    satlng:
    -34.6837
    satalt:
    19359.1868
  12. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.5037
    satlng:
    -30.402
    satalt:
    12984.9667
  13. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.2031
    satlng:
    26.8838
    satalt:
    10935.5357
  14. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    47.5832
    satlng:
    18.5214
    satalt:
    7268.2392
  15. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    51.6719
    satlng:
    11.1135
    satalt:
    6304.8043
  16. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    63.4749
    satlng:
    -3.4023
    satalt:
    19133.8297
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    53.0856
    satlng:
    -35.5543
    satalt:
    34906.591
  18. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.4216
    satlng:
    -19.5601
    satalt:
    19159.2207
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    45.1411
    satlng:
    3.8926
    satalt:
    28643.2662
  20. satid:
    15399
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-118B
    launchDate:
    1984-11-15
    satlat:
    62.1084
    satlng:
    -2.2747
    satalt:
    963.5854
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9972
    satlng:
    15.8908
    satalt:
    39542.2887
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8137
    satlng:
    -30.6054
    satalt:
    39453.9844
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    60.3561
    satlng:
    37.9149
    satalt:
    24255.1283
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    41.1578
    satlng:
    17.0933
    satalt:
    29582.7161
  25. satid:
    16446
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118L
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.0341
    satlng:
    1.4846
    satalt:
    4319.7401
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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